Ms. Liu
notes
that Monstress is a
creator-owned comic book series. Why is “creator-owned” significant?
While creator ownership has been common in fiction writing, it’s more the
exception in comics, recorded music, and motion pictures, where the work is sold
to the publishers, or produced as work-for-hire. Prominent outfits for
creator-owned comics include Image Comics (founded by prominent Marvel artists),
DC’s Vertigo imprint (now Black Label), and Dark Horse Comics’ Legend imprint.
Ms. Liu notes that Monstress is a creator-owned comic book series. Why is “creator-owned” significant?
While creator ownership has been common in fiction writing, it’s more the exception in comics, recorded music, and motion pictures, where the work is sold to the publishers, or produced as work-for-hire. Prominent outfits for creator-owned comics include Image Comics (founded by prominent Marvel artists), DC’s Vertigo imprint (now Black Label), and Dark Horse Comics’ Legend imprint.
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